The gentle art of lexicography as pursued and experienced by an addict / Eric Partridge

Partridge, Eric (1894-1979)

1963, First Edition. London : Andre Deutsch. Very good cloth copy in a very good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #447591

Physical description; 119 pages 23 cm. Contents; How it all began -- Trial runs -- Getting to grips -- The problem of alphabetical order -- Trifles -- Middle-weights -- Problems of assemblage -- Etymological -- a matter of origins -- Problems of age; or, dictionaries for children -- Revision; or, the penalties of non-failure -- The art of lexicography; a few random bibliographical comments. Subject; English language Lexicography.

Price: €12.95